The week in water from The Water Report

Ofwat warns of enforcement action where sewer-flooded customers are not treated well

Ofwat has warned companies to up their game on sewer-flooded customer care, or face enforcement action. The regulator said next year it...

Dec 1, 20241 min read

The Water (Special Measures) Bill is now headed to the House of Commons. The Bill had its Third Reading in the Lords last week and was...

Dec 1, 20241 min read

Scottish Water is performing broadly in line with the requirements of its final determination for SRC21, regulator the Water Industry...

Dec 1, 20241 min read

Scottish Water has launched the procurement for a new enterprise model delivery collaboration, worth up to £9bn – the largest it has ever...

Dec 1, 20241 min read

57% of English and Welsh businesses have not taken any steps to save water, CCW’s latest non-household tracking survey Testing the waters...

Dec 1, 20242 min read

Pennon Group reported first half-year results on 27 November, in line with management expectations. Lower customer demand drove adjusted...

Dec 1, 20242 min read

Welsh Water has told residents in parts of Rhondda Cynon Taf to continue boiling their drinking water for a second week. The first boil...

Dec 1, 20241 min read

The inclusion of newly designated bathing waters predictably led to a fall in bathing water quality compliance in England in the 2024...

Dec 1, 20241 min read

Fitch Ratings expects Ofwat to shift significantly from its draft determination (DD) positions when it announces final determinations...

Dec 1, 20242 min read

Ofwat told the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee last week that final allowed totex for 2025-30 is “likely to go up...

Dec 1, 20241 min read